Today with Sean O'Rourke

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Jean Claude Juncker

It is expected that later today former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean Claude Juncker will be endorsed as European Commission President by EU leaders despite fierce opposition from British Prime Minister David Cameron. Reports suggest that 26 European leaders including Taoiseach Enda Kenny will vote in favour of the appointment with just the UK and possibly Hungary voting no.

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Health Food Entrepreneurs

Ireland is in the midst of a food revolution. Far from the days of the jumbo breakfast roll of the Celtic Tiger, we are now more conscious of what’s on our plates and what it means for our health.

As we exit the recession, new businesses have started to cater for our new-found healthy appetite. Whether it’s paleo, juicing, eating for recovery from illness or just healthy eating on the go, there is a business to cater for your needs.

Keelin was joined in studio by three of these businesspeople - Dermot Hanley, MD and founder of Nusli; Domini Kemp, chef, writer and co-founder of Itsa Bagel and Kevin Mulvaney, owner of Staple Foods.

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Children Seeking Asylum in Ireland

While much focus has recently been placed on how the Irish State treated children in its care during the 20th century, there have been renewed calls for a review of the living situations of children seeking asylum in Ireland. This week our reporter Brian O’Connell has been speaking to some children living in Direct Provision Centres and he joined Keelin this morning.

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GSOC No Confidence Motion

Dublin Gardai have proposed a motion of no confidence in the three commissioners of the Garda Ombudsman Commission. The central executive committee urged the three, including Simon O’Brien, Chairman, to step down from their position with immediate effect.

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World Cup

Well we won’t be seeing Luis Suarez any more at this World Cup – or anywhere else football related for the next 4 months. No doubt we’ll be hearing about it though. It’s a football free day today, but the weekend is packed with last 16 games.

Tim Vickery is South American football correspondent with the BBC.

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Gathering

Plenty to sink out teeth into in this week’s Gathering. At the World Cup, the name on everyone’s lips was Luis Suarez, who has received a 4 month ban by FIFA for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chillini. Away from the sporting arena, Fianna Fail expelled Brian Crowley after he joined the European Conservative and Reformist (ECR) grouping. Meanwhile former prime minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker is expected to be appointed next president of the European Commission later today.

To talk about this and more were Fiach Kelly, political correspondent with the Irish Times; Fianna Fail Agriculture Spokesman Eamon O’Cuiv and Fine Gael MERP, Mairead McGuinness.